Week 16, 2021

played in Tampa Bay, FL

78 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	14	7	0	-	21
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	13	0	10	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:46 TBY - Everett Kestner 40 interception return (Zane West extra point)
2Q: 13:51 TBY - Melvin Poston 49 pass from Ian Halbert (Zane West extra point)
2Q: 12:38 NED - Marshall Prior 40 run (Perry Becker extra point)
2Q: 07:01 NED - Derrick Hines 14 pass from Dakota Walburn (Perry Becker extra point)
2Q: 05:58 TBY - Sherman Mitchell 22 run (Zane West extra point failed)
3Q: 11:04 NED - Derrick Hines 12 pass from Dakota Walburn (Perry Becker extra point)
4Q: 14:16 TBY - Sherman Mitchell 39 run (Zane West extra point)
4Q: 02:12 TBY - Zane West 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:46 TBY - Everett Kestner 40 interception return (Zane West extra point)
2Q: 13:51 TBY - Melvin Poston 49 pass from Ian Halbert (Zane West extra point)
2Q: 12:38 NED - Marshall Prior 40 run (Perry Becker extra point)
2Q: 07:01 NED - Derrick Hines 14 pass from Dakota Walburn (Perry Becker extra point)
2Q: 05:58 TBY - Sherman Mitchell 22 run (Zane West extra point failed)
3Q: 11:04 NED - Derrick Hines 12 pass from Dakota Walburn (Perry Becker extra point)
4Q: 14:16 TBY - Sherman Mitchell 39 run (Zane West extra point)
4Q: 02:12 TBY - Zane West 26 field goal

Team Statistics NED TBY
Record 8-7 8-7
First Downs 20 21
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 13 15
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 397 453
- Offensive Plays 72 56
- Yards per Play 5.51 8.09
Net Rushing Yards 130 109
- Rushing Attempts 33 15
- Yards per Rush 3.94 7.27
Net Passing Yards 267 344
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 23 - 1 38 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 276 361
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 6.85 8.39
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 2/4
Kick Returns/Yards 4/105 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/40
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 23
Time of Possession 31:46 28:14

Team Statistics	NED	TBY
Record	8-7	8-7
First Downs	20	21
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	13	15
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	397	453
- Offensive Plays	72	56
- Yards per Play	5.51	8.09
Net Rushing Yards	130	109
- Rushing Attempts	33	15
- Yards per Rush	3.94	7.27
Net Passing Yards	267	344
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 23 - 1	38 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	276	361
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	6.85	8.39
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	2/4
Kick Returns/Yards	4/105	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/40
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 23
Time of Possession	31:46	28:14

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:34	1:40	OWN 12	3	-1	Punt
1	8:09	2:23	OWN 24	6	12	Punt
1	3:23	0:48	OWN 20	2	6	Interception
1	2:35	2:35	OWN 25	4	21	Punt
2	13:32	1:15	OPP 47	2	47	Touchdown
2	9:40	2:49	OWN 26	6	74	Touchdown
2	5:41	3:47	OWN 37	7	29	Punt
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 4	1	1	Half
3	15:00	4:04	OWN 22	8	78	Touchdown
3	8:57	3:24	OWN 21	6	12	Punt
3	3:11	2:30	OWN 28	5	18	Punt
4	13:54	2:59	OWN 25	7	28	Punt
4	10:07	2:03	OWN 33	5	33	Fumble
4	2:06	2:06	OWN 28	10	29	Downs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:26	OWN 25	7	33	Punt
1	8:54	0:45	OWN 48	3	10	Interception
1	5:46	2:23	OWN 19	5	24	Punt
2	15:00	1:28	OWN 10	3	90	Touchdown
2	12:17	2:37	OWN 25	6	13	Punt
2	6:51	1:10	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
2	1:54	1:33	OWN 20	4	33	Punt
3	10:56	1:59	OWN 31	3	-3	Punt
3	5:33	2:22	OWN 9	5	25	Interception
3	0:41	1:47	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
4	10:55	0:48	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	8:04	5:58	OWN 34	10	57	Field Goal

Game MVP: Melvin Poston, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dakota Walburn	12	61	5.08	18	1	0
Terry Buckley	11	-1	-0.09	5	0	0
Marshall Prior	10	70	7.00	40	2	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sherman Mitchell	10	89	8.90	39	3	2
Marc Hopkins	3	14	4.67	9	0	0
Kendall Flynn	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Ian Halbert	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dakota Walburn	37	23	276	2/9	2	46	1	91.7

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ian Halbert	38	23	361	3/17	1	49	2	79.0

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Derrick Hines	7	7	111	15.86	38	46	2
WR Amos Herrmann	6	8	48	8.00	20	19	0
WR Ethan Connell	3	5	74	24.67	28	37	0
TE Zack Tubbs	3	4	24	8.00	5	15	0
RB Terry Buckley	2	6	-3	-1.50	0	0	0
RB Marshall Prior	1	3	2	2.00	5	2	0
WR Donnie Kadanoff	1	1	20	20.00	9	20	0
WR Tyler Humphries	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Maxwell Cogdell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Melvin Poston	6	11	149	24.83	51	49	1
TE Alex Schmidgall	5	7	60	12.00	38	24	0
RB Sherman Mitchell	4	5	31	7.75	18	10	0
WR Justin Green	4	5	43	10.75	15	14	0
TE Ty Chustz	3	3	56	18.67	11	24	0
WR Kendall Flynn	1	6	22	22.00	0	22	0
WR Reginald Hopper	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kendrick Capurro	1	0	0.00	0
S Arnie Gillette	1	0	0.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Everett Kestner	1	40	40.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov
Kendrick Capurro	1	0
Marshall Prior	1	0
Dakota Walburn	1	0
Amir Cogdell	0	1
Derrick Hines	0	1

Tampa Bay	Recov	Force
Karl Coles	1	0
Zachary Lyon	0	1
Leland Culpepper	0	1
Walter Kelley	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn Sanderson	7	327	46.7	37.6	59	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brayden Branch	6	259	43.2	39.7	56	4

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Perry Becker	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Zane West	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	3/4

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kendrick Capurro	2	21	10.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devante Legay	2	4	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anthony Harmon	3	83	27.7	0
Quentin Hardy	1	22	22.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kendall Flynn	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ted Hendrix	6	1	0.0	15	37
OLB Charles Ames	4	2	1.0	15	39
OLB Thomas Chevrier	4	0	0.5	15	39
S Willie Oliver	4	2	0.0	11	31
CB Anthony Harmon	4	1	0.0	9	33
DE Roy Horiszny	2	1	0.5	7	27
ILB Cesar Danskin	2	1	0.0	6	11
CB Kendrick Capurro	2	0	0.0	12	31
OLB Amari Flynn	1	0	1.0	0	2
DE Willie Edmonds	1	0	0.0	4	8
DE Howie Schroeder	1	0	0.0	11	29
S Arnie Gillette	1	0	0.0	13	32
ILB Amir Cogdell	1	0	0.0	0	2
DT Rodolfo Russell	1	0	0.0	6	10
DT Norm Morton	1	0	0.0	9	32
CB Howie Schneider	1	0	0.0	3	13
S Elias Eyrich	1	0	0.0	4	11
CB Jack Greer	0	1	0.0	15	39

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Leland Culpepper	10	2	0.0	32	31
ILB Marquis Booker	9	2	0.0	33	39
CB Zachary Lyon	6	3	0.0	33	39
CB Drake Ackley	6	1	0.0	29	37
CB Karl Coles	5	2	0.0	31	31
DE Walter Kelley	4	0	1.0	33	38
S Devante Legay	4	0	0.0	33	39
OLB Everett Kestner	2	2	0.0	14	18
DT Frederick Vesneske	2	0	0.0	17	10
DT Gene Hampton	1	0	1.0	3	9
DT Justin Thompson	1	2	0.0	17	22
WR Kendall Flynn	1	0	---	---	---
CB C.J. Basnight	1	0	0.0	13	16
DE Alejandro Benjamin	1	0	0.0	29	28
DE Damon Webster	1	0	0.0	11	17
WR Melvin Poston	1	0	---	---	---
CB Gene Ingram	1	0	0.0	6	9
CB Gino Diable	1	0	0.0	7	13

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Charles Ames	1.0	1	0	39
OLB Amari Flynn	1.0	0	0	2
DE Roy Horiszny	0.5	0	1	27
OLB Thomas Chevrier	0.5	0	0	39
DE Howie Schroeder	0.0	1	0	29
DE Willie Edmonds	0.0	0	1	8
DT Norm Morton	0.0	0	1	32

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Walter Kelley	1.0	1	1	38
DT Gene Hampton	1.0	0	0	9
OLB Leland Culpepper	0.0	1	0	31
OLB Everett Kestner	0.0	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ted Hendrix	4	0	0	37
CB Anthony Harmon	4	0	0	33
OLB Thomas Chevrier	3	0	0	39
CB Kendrick Capurro	2	0	1	31
S Willie Oliver	2	0	0	31
S Arnie Gillette	1	1	1	32
OLB Charles Ames	1	1	0	39
DE Howie Schroeder	1	0	0	29
CB Jack Greer	1	0	0	39
ILB Amir Cogdell	1	0	0	2
DE Roy Horiszny	1	0	0	27
CB Howie Schneider	1	0	0	13
ILB Cesar Danskin	1	0	0	11

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Marquis Booker	5	0	0	39
S Devante Legay	3	2	0	39
CB Karl Coles	3	1	0	31
CB Zachary Lyon	3	0	0	39
CB Drake Ackley	3	0	0	37
OLB Leland Culpepper	3	0	0	31
OLB Everett Kestner	1	0	1	18
DE Walter Kelley	1	0	0	38
CB Gino Diable	1	0	0	13

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harris Clements	3	8	1	33	0	39
Brady Wheeler	1	5	0	33	1	39
Keegan Beisel	1	3	0	33	0	39
Ezra Sutton	1	2	0	33	0	39
Martin Way	0	6	0	33	1	39
Maxwell Cogdell	0	1	0	4	0	3
Derrick Hines	0	1	0	30	0	33

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joshua Platt	2	5	1	15	0	41
Jerome Blood	2	5	0	15	0	41
Francisco Hamilton	1	1	0	15	2	41
Herman Mueller	1	1	0	15	0	41
Kenneth Holliday	0	3	0	15	1	41

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Zack Tubbs	1	23
Amir Cogdell	1	22
Howie Schneider	1	17

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Kenneth Holliday	2	13
Zachary Lyon	2	12
Ty Chustz	1	23
C.J. Basnight	1	17

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Derrick Hines	30	33	---	---	23	86
Ezra Sutton	33	39	---	---	7	79
Harris Clements	33	39	---	---	7	79
Brady Wheeler	33	39	---	---	7	79
Martin Way	33	39	---	---	7	79
Dakota Walburn	33	39	---	---	---	72
Keegan Beisel	33	39	---	---	---	72
Amos Herrmann	32	39	---	---	---	71
Ethan Connell	28	36	---	---	---	64
Zack Tubbs	14	21	---	---	23	58
Anthony Harmon	---	---	9	33	16	58
Jack Greer	---	---	15	39	1	55
Thomas Chevrier	---	---	15	39	1	55
Charles Ames	---	---	15	39	1	55
Ted Hendrix	---	---	15	37	2	54
Kendrick Capurro	---	---	12	31	6	49
Norm Morton	---	---	9	32	6	47
Arnie Gillette	---	---	13	32	---	45
Terry Buckley	20	24	---	---	---	44
Willie Oliver	---	---	11	31	1	43
Howie Schroeder	---	---	11	29	---	40
Roy Horiszny	---	---	7	27	1	35
Howie Schneider	---	---	3	13	17	33
Chase Ditka	5	4	---	---	23	32
Tyler Humphries	14	14	---	---	---	28
Marshall Prior	13	14	---	---	---	27
Burt Worrall	---	---	8	17	1	26
Amari Flynn	---	---	0	2	23	25
Amir Cogdell	---	---	0	2	22	24
Elias Eyrich	---	---	4	11	4	19
Keith Brewer	---	---	2	6	11	19
Willie Edmonds	---	---	4	8	6	18
Rodolfo Russell	---	---	6	10	1	17
Cesar Danskin	---	---	6	11	---	17
Bruce Turner	5	5	---	---	5	15
Donnie Kadanoff	0	2	---	---	10	12
Quentin Hardy	0	0	---	---	10	10
Brock Donovan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Shawn Sanderson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Maxwell Cogdell	4	3	---	---	---	7
Perry Becker	0	0	---	---	4	4
Julio Rodriguez	0	0	---	---	4	4
Marlon Gorin	---	---	0	2	---	2
Casey Fredrickson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jose Berkebile	0	0	---	---	---	0
Randall Bonk	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Devante Legay	---	---	33	39	17	89
Leland Culpepper	---	---	32	31	23	86
Zachary Lyon	---	---	33	39	12	84
Marquis Booker	---	---	33	39	---	72
Walter Kelley	---	---	33	38	---	71
Kenneth Holliday	15	41	---	---	13	69
Drake Ackley	---	---	29	37	---	66
Herman Mueller	15	41	---	---	7	63
Jerome Blood	15	41	---	---	7	63
Francisco Hamilton	15	41	---	---	7	63
Karl Coles	---	---	31	31	---	62
Kendall Flynn	14	40	---	---	4	58
Alejandro Benjamin	---	---	29	28	---	57
Joshua Platt	15	41	---	---	---	56
Melvin Poston	14	41	---	---	1	56
Ian Halbert	15	41	---	---	---	56
Alex Schmidgall	15	39	---	---	1	55
Daryl Delgado	---	---	22	32	---	54
Justin Green	10	29	---	---	10	49
C.J. Basnight	---	---	13	16	17	46
Sherman Mitchell	11	32	---	---	---	43
Justin Thompson	---	---	17	22	---	39
Damon Webster	---	---	11	17	7	35
Ty Chustz	4	6	---	---	23	33
Everett Kestner	---	---	14	18	---	32
Frederick Vesneske	---	---	17	10	---	27
Gino Diable	---	---	7	13	7	27
Reginald Hopper	0	4	---	---	18	22
Gene Ingram	---	---	6	9	7	22
Gene Hampton	---	---	3	9	7	19
Donnie Gordon	0	1	---	---	16	17
Charlie Rogers	0	0	---	---	17	17
Jeffery Raney	---	---	0	1	11	12
Marc Hopkins	4	6	---	---	1	11
Jason Horn	2	7	---	---	1	10
Zane West	0	0	---	---	7	7
Les Keith	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brayden Branch	0	0	---	---	7	7
Maxwell Raiola	0	0	---	---	6	6
Nicky Perry	0	0	---	---	3	3
Josiah Abrams	1	0	---	---	---	1
Sebastian Gale	0	0	---	---	---	0
Darren Lang	0	0	---	---	---	0
Vernon Labonte	0	0	---	---	---	0
Robert McConnell	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	0	0.0
Middle	18	85	4.7
Right	7	45	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	7	7.0
Middle	12	81	6.8
Right	2	21	10.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dakota Walburn	37	23	4	1	4	3	2	0	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ian Halbert	38	23	7	4	2	2	3	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	16	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	69	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	81	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	110	22.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	50	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	82	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	136	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	93	18.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Amos Herrmann	8	6	1	48	0	39
TE Derrick Hines	7	7	0	111	1	33
RB Terry Buckley	6	2	0	-3	0	24
WR Ethan Connell	5	3	0	74	2	36
TE Zack Tubbs	4	3	0	24	0	21
RB Marshall Prior	3	1	1	2	0	14
WR Tyler Humphries	1	0	1	0	0	14
FB Maxwell Cogdell	1	0	1	0	0	3
WR Donnie Kadanoff	1	1	0	20	1	2

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Melvin Poston	11	6	0	149	3	41
TE Alex Schmidgall	7	5	0	60	2	39
WR Kendall Flynn	6	1	0	22	1	40
RB Sherman Mitchell	5	4	1	31	0	32
WR Justin Green	5	4	0	43	0	29
TE Ty Chustz	3	3	0	56	1	6
WR Reginald Hopper	1	0	1	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marshall Prior	1	2	2.00	7.00
Dakota Walburn	1	3	3.00	5.08

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sherman Mitchell	2	10	5.00	8.90
Marc Hopkins	1	2	2.00	4.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	5	4	39	7.80	7.46

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Derrick Hines	3	3	29	9.67	15.86
WR Ethan Connell	1	1	10	10.00	14.80
WR Amos Herrmann	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	4	2
Terry Buckley	3	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Sherman Mitchell	4	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	9	6	6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ian Halbert	4	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ethan Connell	3	3	3
WR Tyler Humphries	1	0	0
RB Terry Buckley	1	0	0
WR Donnie Kadanoff	1	1	1
TE Derrick Hines	1	1	1
TE Zack Tubbs	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Melvin Poston	2	1	0
TE Alex Schmidgall	1	1	1
RB Sherman Mitchell	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)